Julie Pace

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President Barack Obama works at his desk in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Monday, Jan. 27, 2014, ahead of Tuesday night's State of the Union speech. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

For Obama, an address focused on what’s achievable

Julie Pace · January 27, 2014 10:30 pm

Next round of Iran talks to be held in New York

Next round of Iran talks to be held in New York

Julie Pace · January 27, 2014 3:48 pm

FILE - In this Feb. 12, 2013, file photo, President Barack Obama gives his State of the Union address during a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington. Struggling to generate second-term momentum, Obama will confront a politically divided Congress with a demand to expand economic opportunity in America, asserting in his State of the Union address Tuesday that he will take action on his own if lawmakers fail to help shrink the income gap between the rich and the poor. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, Pool, File)

In address, Obama to focus on economic opportunity

Julie Pace · January 25, 2014 6:03 pm

President Barack Obama talks about National Security Agency (NSA)surveillance, Friday, Jan. 17, 2014, at the Justice Department in Washington.Seeking to calm a furor over U.S. surveillance, the president called for ending the government's control of phone data from -hundreds of millions of Americans and immediately ordered intelligence agencies to get a secretive court's permission before accessing the records. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

National Security

Obama tightens reins on surveillance programs

Julie Pace · January 17, 2014 9:54 pm

National Security

For Obama, NSA review a quest for public trust

Julie Pace · January 16, 2014 9:09 pm

Group seeks fed recognition for Utah gay marriages

Group seeks fed recognition for Utah gay marriages

Julie Pace · January 9, 2014 6:25 pm

President Obama is expected to rein in spying on foreign leaders and is considering restricting National Security Agency access to Americans' phone records, according to people familiar with a White House review of the government's surveillance programs. (AP/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

National Security

Obama ponders limiting NSA access to phone records

Julie Pace · January 9, 2014 5:00 am

President Obama gets back to work this week eager to test whether a modest budget deal passed in the waning days of 2013 can spark bipartisan momentum on Capitol Hill. As he opens his sixth year in office, he also faces legacy-defining decisions on the future of government surveillance programs and the American-led war in Afghanistan. (AP/Carolyn Kaster)

Obama eyes modest momentum on Capitol Hill in 2014

Julie Pace · January 6, 2014 9:09 am

This Jan. 21, 2013 file photo shows President Barack Obama delivering his Inaugural address at the ceremonial swearing-in at the U.S. Capitol during the 57th Presidential Inauguration in Washington. ((AP/Carolyn Kaster)

Obama’s presidency beset by fits, starts in year 5

Julie Pace · December 30, 2013 5:00 am

National Security

Vanishing adviser reappears as Iran policy player

Julie Pace · December 24, 2013 5:00 am

President Barack Obama smiles as he prepares to answer a question during an end-of-the year news conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, Friday, Dec. 20, 2013. Obama will depart later for his home state of Hawaii for his annual Christmas vacation trip. It's the first time in his presidency that his departure plans have not been delayed by legislative action in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Obama focuses on a tough year’s ups, not its downs

Julie Pace · December 21, 2013 8:16 am

President Barack Obama smiles as he prepares to answer a question during an end-of-the year news conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, Friday, Dec. 20, 2013. Obama will depart later for his home state of Hawaii for his annual Christmas vacation trip. It's the first time in his presidency that his departure plans have not been delayed by legislative action in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Obama puts a rosy spin on rough presidential year

Julie Pace · December 20, 2013 10:31 pm